Jun 5, 2018

Dear Graduate,

Each year the Langara School of Management has the opportunity to watch our students transform into graduates as each student crosses the stage at the Convocation Ceremonies. It’s a magical moment when the tassel moves from the right-side to the left-side. It symbolizes the transformation of the individual from student to graduate.

Many of our graduates have shown great courage and have transformed their lives. We are grateful and thank you for allowing us this glimpse into your lives and honoured that you chose our school for your educational goals. As instructors and staff, we have watched you learn, share with other students, become leaders and learned how to work as a team. We have listened to you laugh and sometimes heard you cry. We have watched you form friendships, lose friendships, regain friendships – sometimes all within one semester, other times within the week. We talked some of you through the struggles and we cheered the victories with you. We are proud of who you have become and hope we have been able to help each of you become more confident, more knowledgeable, and filled with the beginnings of wisdom.

In a world filled with derision, conflict, and strife, you have proven that you are able to be a team player and a leader. We want each of you to remember that compassion is always important and that there will never be too much kindness in the world.

Today, you will step forward as a graduate and into a future filled with opportunities. But, what we hope doesn’t change is your ability to find new opportunities to learn. The future that is waiting for you will never be set in stone. It will always require you to change, to move forward, to learn new things, and to challenge yourself. Who you are today is only the beginning of who you are going to become. You are at a beginning, one of many that will happen in your life.

Step forward, do not be shy – your future awaits you. Welcome it. 

Sincerely,

Faculty and Staff in the Langara School of Management

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